Ars Nova Presents A Free Reading Of THE GREAT IMITATOR On 9/21

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a free reading of: The Great Imitator by Dylan Dawson, directed by Kerry Whigham. The cast includes Reed Birney, Lisa Emery, Roger Lirtsman and Armando Riesco.

When a recently divorced, recently unemployed intellectual invites her depressive son and his hard-partying, professional model friends over for dinner and drinks, things get a little wild. A play about growing up, growing old, and the dangers of playing Edward Forty-hands with your mother.

Dylan Dawson’s most recent play, Movie Geek, has been produced in New York (Ars Nova, The Lindhardt Theater, FringeNYC – Award Winner, The Culture Project – presented by Bill Cosby), L.A. (The Complex) and Maine (The Penobscot Theater).  Dylan is a proud member of the Ars Nova Play Group and contributed to last year’s Group show, Playlist.  His short video, “Great American Wars: Episode 6” appeared as part of Naked Angel’s Armed and Naked in America.  He is also currently on staff with Naked Angel’s upcoming podcast project Naked Radio, which will be launched at the end of October.  As an actor, Dylan has appeared onstage at the Women’s Project, HERE Arts Center, Ars Nova, and the Cherry Lane Alternative.  His mighty rock band, Barbrastreisandlive, in which his synth hooks are prevalent, can be found on myspace and around town.  As always, endless thanks and love to Ars Nova for their constant support.

Kerry Whigham is the current Director in Residence at Ars Nova.  Among his most recent productions are the New York premiere of Neighborhood 3:  Requisition of Doom for SPF, the world premiere of punkplay at Brown University, and the world premieres of two new plays at Ars Nova, including Nobody Likes the Mormons, which he also wrote.  He has spent two summers at the Williamstown Theater Festival, is a Drama League Directing Fellow, and is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab.  He assisted Douglas Carter Beane on the Broadway production of Xanadu and James Lapine on two workshops of The Nightingale, the new musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater.  For more information, visit www.kerrywhigham.com.

The Great Imitator will be read on Monday, September 21 at 7pm.  The Out Loud Series is free and open to the public.  Reservations are required.  Please call 212-977-1700 or email rsvp@arsnovanyc.com. Ars Nova is located at 511 West 54th Street.  For more information, visit www.arsnovanyc.com.

Coming Up Next in the Out Loud Series:

Monday, October 5 at 7pm:

Fraternity by Samuel Brett Williams; directed by Sam Gold

As New York’s premier hub for emerging artists and new work, Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing eclectic theatre, comedy and music to feed today’s popular culture. To that end, Ars Nova strives to create daring collaborations, meld disciplines and give voIce To a new generation of artists. Past productions include Sax & Dixon: We Thee Wed, Mel & El: Show & Tell, Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, Playlist, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, Boom, From Up Here, Dixie’s Tupperware Party, At Least It’s Pink, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, Holy Cross Sucks!, Freestyle Love Supreme and The Wau Wau Sisters.

In addition to its featured productions, Ars Nova supports and develops new work from the most promising emerging artists through its alternative comedy series (Tragedy Tomorrow), music series (Uncharted), public play-reading series (Out Loud), writer's group (Play Group), artist-in-residence program, and Ant Fest, a five-week festival of craziness showcasing fresh material from today’s most exciting new talent.  Ars Nova was founded in memory of Gabe Wiener.

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